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Old 01-20-2010, 06:59 PM   #1
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OK - it is my turn... Mine arrived today while I was shooting the Rem.

First remember that this is my first experiance with a NFPJ lehigh or knight. I really do prefer the FPJ - so this was all new to me.

The breech plug looks some what like the FPJ - it has a concave end with a removable vent liner installed. This breech plug will not work with a Knight primer adapter the pocket in the Knight holder is not quite deep enough. So you do need to install the Lehigh primer adapter.

Speaking of the adapter there are some difference in construction there also. If you look at the picture you can see one of the difference in that the exposed wall of the adapter has more metal and will close the gas port when the bolt is rotated down. This gas port is where the hot gas was coming from that burned the bottom of your scope.

Once the system is installed and the bolt is closed it seems to be a bit tighter than the Knight system.

When you insert a primer and close the bolt you can feel the primer being pushed snugly into the the tapered wall of the breech plug. It is a snug fit and should provide a decent gas seal.

Extracting an unfired primer from the plug does require more than a little finger pull on the bolt to extract the un-shot primer.

I am really hoping to get out and shoot the gun Friday or maybe this weekend.

For those that have asked we are estimating or thinking Lehigh Dave was saying in the neighborhood of $30...

Here are some pictures that might show you a little more. I will get some more after shooting.

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Old 01-20-2010, 07:13 PM   #2
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It looks like a winner to me!
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Old 01-20-2010, 07:40 PM   #3
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Wonder if that would fit an original disc rifle...
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Old 01-20-2010, 07:44 PM   #4
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Actually I think it would if you already have the bolt conversion from orange to red... But I am not positive. Do you have the bolt conversion?
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Old 01-20-2010, 08:20 PM   #5
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Nope... I am still using the orange jackets.
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Old 01-21-2010, 06:57 AM   #6
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Then I believe you will not be able to use this as the primer conversion will not go in your bolt face correctly.
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Old 01-24-2010, 05:34 PM   #7
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Are they selling them now ?
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Old 01-24-2010, 06:04 PM   #8
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Not quite yet, there is one more tweak to the BP -
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When there ready let us knight owners know ..
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Old 01-25-2010, 05:09 PM   #10
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I am suppose to shoot the tweak tomorrow and a friend in New York is suppose to shoot his tomorrow also... If the tweaks work thing will move real fast after that......
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